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Published: December 18, 2006
Lyrics reflect heartfelt emotions
After her son's deployment, woman composes song, and soldier's sister, 6, lends voice to project.
By Ron Jackson
CACHE — Cindy Martin had nowhere to put her emotions earlier this year when she learned her 22-year-old son, Army Spc. Shaun Martin , was being sent to war in Iraq . So she poured them into lyrics for a song that had no music.

After her son's deployment from Fort Lewis , Wash., in June, Martin put the lyrics to music that seemed to flow effortlessly from her piano.

"The music just came right to me,” said ...

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